The Girl of Fire and Thorns begins with the marriage of a 16 year old fat princess to a King. They meet each other for the first time on their wedding day. He is a "nice" man and a leader of a religiously conservative kingdom. She is the bearer of a "godstone" when gives her some power, but requires her to perform an act of special service. She travels with him to his kingdom, encountering challenges on the way. She gradually gets to know her entourage as well as people in her husbands kingdom. (However, he keeps their marriage secret for some time.) She also learns more about her role and religion and endears herself to her stepson. One night, she is kidnapped and brought out into the wilderness. There she learns more about the conflict in the greater kingdom. She soon becomes a leader of a vigilante group. They uncover perverse alliances and nearly get killed before completing the battle royale with the help of some discovered magic. She needs some help of stones similar to "Bad guy" magic to use with her "good guy" magic to defeat the bad guys and their magicians. It then suddenly ends, all nicely wrapped up, but ready for a sequel. This is a rare book where an overweight girl that loves sweets is an action hero.
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